Insulator-supporting fixture



Dec/21 192 C. J. LEMONT INS ULATOR SUPPORTINGFIXTURE Filed May '7, 1924 UNITED .STATES'V-PATENT OFFICE-.4

CLARENCE J. LEMONT, OF SOUTH RIAL COMPANY, OF SOUTH CON SIN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, wrsconsm,

ASSIGNOR TO LINE MATE- A CORPORATION OF WIS- INSULATOR-SUIPORTING FIXTUfiE.

I Application filed May 7, 1924.

, This invention relates to certain new and useful iniprovei'i'ients insupporting fixtures and more particularly to a secondary rack for carrying secondary wires along poles.

Hcretot'orc, su 'iportng fixtures have been made by r a body part and insulator, bracket members made of stock material.

as for example channel bars or else from special stanipings, which has the objection of being a c consequently expen other disadvantage omplieated structure and sive of production. Anto that type of supporting fixture constructed of several parts riveted or otherwise special safeguards secured together is that must be provided to relieve strain on the parts wherejoined together. Having the ahov the existing e and other objections to devices ofv supporting fixtures in mind, this invention has for one of its objects to provide an insulator supporting fixture which is constructed from a single length of material cessity of riveting partstogether.

to thus eliminate the neor otherwise joining the It is another object of this invention to provide an insulator the character described arms and body par gle length of material, the

ing formed by fol supporting fixture of in which the bracket t are formed from a sinbracket arms beding medial portions of the body part upon itself.

A further object a in the provision of a the character described having means pre-- of this invention resides supporting fixture of venting the accidental removal or detach ment of the insulator carrying pin or rod.

And a still further object of this invention resides in the provision of a fixture of the character described having all the advantages and none of the disadvantages of the existing types of insulator supporting fixtures and which may be readily formed from stock strip material.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear ceeds,

my inventionresides in the novel as the description pro- COH- struction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially and more particularly defined b pended claims, it being" understoo precise embodiment of the changes in the 7 herein disclosed come within the so as hereinafter described the apthat such invention may be made as ope of the claims.

Serial No. 711,617.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment "of my invention C()liStiI1 't ed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of .the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an insulator supporting fixture or secondary rack embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a view taken transversely through the fixture on the plane of the line 22 of Figure 1, and I Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view, partly in section and partly inside elevation, illustrating a means for preventing accidental dislodginent of the insulator supporting or carrying rod.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views; the numeral 5 designates a porting member, of any design, style or con struction, to which my improved insulator supporting fixture or secondary rack is socured by bolts, lag screws or other fastening members 6.

The supporting fixture or secondary rack is formed from a single length of material 7 of a width and thickness to suit the size and style of fixture desired. Spaced, parallel bracket arms or lateral extensions 8 are formed from the material 7 at medial points by being directed laterally, folded back upon itself, as tudinal portions 11 between the bracket arms providing a body part which is attached to the pole or other supporting structure by the fastening means 6. I

The bracket arms 8 are provided with longitudinal aligned apertures 12, through which extends an insulator carrying rod or pin 13 having one or more insulators 14 of any desired design or shape mounted thereon. As will be readily obvious, any number of bracket arms 8 may be provided and the insulators 14 are mounted on the pin or rod 13 between the bracket'arms, the insulator being preferably spaced in the manner illustrated in Figure l. r

The pin or rod 13 is inserted through the apertures of the uppermost bracket arm 8 and has its upper end swedged or enlarged to provide a head 15 for limiting its downward movement. The aperture 16 in the pole or other sup-' portion 10 bf the lowermost bracket arm has vent its accidental dislodgment.

in Figure 3, the axis of the aperture 16 is in alignment with the a'xesof apertures 12,- but, when moved to its full line position and secured to the support 5, the edges 17 thereof bite into thepin or rod 13 and pre- From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

9 it will be readily obvious to those skilled in the' art to which an invention of'this character appertains, that I provide an insula tor supporting fixture or secondary rack which is of extremely simple construction, which is strongly builtand which may be made in indefinite lengths and then cut to accommodate any number of insulators.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is: 1. An insulator fixture, comprising a sin gle length of? material, a plurality of bracket arms integral with and formed from said material, the portions of the material medially of the bracket arms providing an attachingbody part, means adapted to be passed through the attaching body part to secure the fixture'to a support, an insulator mounting pin extended through apertures in the bracket arms, an insulator mounted on the pin between adjacent bracket arms, and

means operatecl by the-securing of the fixture to a support to prevent the accidental dislodgment of the pin.

2. In a deviceof the character described,

an attaching body part formed from a strlp of bendable material, a plurality of bracket arms projected latdrally from the body part and formed by folding medial portions of the body part upon themselves, whereby each bracket arm consists of two parallel, slightly spaced parts, the bracket arm parts having apertures therein and the aperture of one arm part'having its axis concentric with the axis of the aperture of the other partof said arm only when said arm parts are bent to bring their inner ends is close proximity, an insulator member carrying pin inscrtable through said apertures, an enlarge- 4 went on the upper end of the pin engageable with the uppermost bracket arm to limit the engageable with the body part between the bracket arms for securing the fixture to a support, said insulator pin being secured in 'the bracket arms against accidental ment by the securing of the fixture toa support when the arm parts are moved to and held in substantially; horizontal position,.

whereby the opposite edges. of the offset aperture bind against the pin.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. a

CLARENCE J. LEMONT.

. s J downward movement of the p n, and means dislodg- 

